Reed structure



April 7, 1925. 1,532,517

G. SIPP REED STRUCTURE Filed Do. e. '1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 WITNESS April 7, 1925.

'G. SIPP REED STRUCTURE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INI/ENTOH CnromT Shflo, 37

- ATTORNEY.

Filed Dec, 6, 1924 Jersey, is

GRANT SIPP, 0F PAT res PATENT orrics.

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' REED STRUCTURE.

Application. filed December To all 107mm it may concern:

Be it known t t l, GRANT Farr, citizen of the United bt t-es, res ing at Paterson, in the co ty of Passaie and State of: New

e invented certain new and riseful-lrnpr s in Sta of which the fol-lowing is a speci.

This invention rotates to reeds used in controlling warp threads. C tain: reeds of this class, as those used in o creels, includeglass barsv as tl d ts 'n-d when these break or become worn it s f1 quently diiiicu-lt to remove and replace L'WltliljDC-W ones because the trarne in cih tliiey are mounted has solidtop and bottom loans sinepl'y drilled to receive them. For example, if a fragrant of a bro en idenit isjlelit in the hole drilled in the loiwerhar to; ece to the :dent the same cannot be removed with-.- out resort to some makeshift, as an adhesive applied to a thin stick used to lift out the broken piece. -One object of this invention is to provide a reed frame fi'oin which any dent may be readily removed and which will be quite strong and durable, though light in construction and inexpensive to manufacture. Another object, is to provide for the support of a reed frame in the creel, or other structure in which it is mounted, so that it will be readily capable of upand-down adjustment and yet securely stayed, although the reed may be quite long and hence limber and pitched at an incline.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a front elevation of the upper part of a creel embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation, partly broken away, of the reed;

Fig. 3 is an end view; and Fig. 3 a fragmentary plan of the reed;

Fig. -.l is an enlarged front elevation of what appears in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is a side elevation thereof; and

Fig. 6 and '2' are sectional views on lines 6-6 of Fig. 4E and 7 of Fig. 1.

Referring first to Figs. 1 to 3": a. and b designate the top and bottom bars of the reed frame, these being formed longitudinally channeled. The sides and bottom of the channel respectively produce the front and rear sides and bottom of the top bar a; the sides and bottom of the channel respectively produce the top and bottom and rear sidesof the bar 7). Thesebars areconnected at suitable intervals so as to make a rigid frame structure as follows: 0 desigc, 1924. Serial No. 754,242.

nates one of several posts which penetrate suit-able holes in the upper side or wall of I the lower bar and abut at their ends the bottom Waller side of the upper bar and the bottom. wall or side of the lower bar, b

ing through holes in the bars and rapper-l into the endsof the posts.

per wall of the bar I) iairly snugly fit the posts the reed trams has an element of rigidity and strength which it would not other wise have. .6 designates the glass bars, and

ilywithchawn and a fresh .one inserted;- ita dent breaks the fragment can be readily removed from the lower bar because it is channeled and its channel opens laterally.

To the horizontal rail z of a suitable supporting structure, as the creel shown in Figs. 4 to 7, a pair of upright guides j are secured, these having vertical channels facing each other and forming guideways for the ends of the reed. These guideways are usually pitched to more or less of an incline, so that the reed stands correspondingly pitched, and if the reed is very long and consequently tends to bow under the weight of itself and the warp it is desirable to support it as mean ly true to a plane as possible. Further, it is generally necessary to provide for adjusting the reed to different heights. therefore provide means to receive and support the lower part of the reed as follows: At each of suitable intervals lengthwise of the rail 2' there is secured thereto a bracket in (Figs. 1, t and 6) which receives the lower bar of the reed and whose legs or sides are parallel and spaced sufficiently to fairly snugly receive the bar and form a guide therefor. Into each bracket from beneath is tapped a set-screw Z, which may have a lock nut m. Each set-screw supports the reed and by adjusting the several set-screws the reed can be brought to the proper height and leveled up, and in any position of adjustment it is stayed against forward or back bowing or appreciable displacement by the brackets 70. If the reed is very long it s. secured to. the two bars by screws d extend Since the holes. through which the posts extend in the up.-

by screws will be desirable to stay it at a higher elevation than is afforded by the brackets is, and for that purpose I provide a brace n consisting of a strip which is secured to the rail 5 and has its free end bent forward as shown in Fig. 7 and penetrated by one of the posts.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A reed frame including spaced top and bottom horizontal bars and means to connect them, the upper bar having openings to receive the reed dents and the lower bar being channeled lengthwise and having the sides of its channel forming the top and bottom of the bar and the relatively upper side having openings to receive the dents and the lower side forming an underneath support for the dents.

2. A reed frame including spacedtop and bottom horizontal bars and means to connect them, the lower 'bar having openings to receive and also affording an underneath support to the dents and the upper bar being channeled lengthwise and having the sides of its channel forming the front and back, and the bottom of its channel the bottom, of thebar, and the bottom of the bar having openings to receive the dents.

3. A reed frame including spaced top and bottom lengthwise channeled horizontal bars, the lower bar having the sides of its channel forming the top and bottom of the bar, and posts extending through the relatively upper side of the lower bar and abutting at their upper ends the upper bar and secured thereto and at their lower ends abutting the relatively lower side of the lower bar and secured thereto, said bars having openings to receive the dents and the lower bar affording underneath support to the dents.

4. In combination, a supporting structure, a horizontally extending reed arranged and movable in an upright plane, said structure having upright guideways receiving the end portions of the reed, U-shaped brackets secured to said structure and receiving the lower edge portion of the reed between its ends and supporting the reed between said ends against forward and back displacement, and an adjusting screw arranged in each bracket and supporting the reed.

5. In combination, a supporting structure, a horizontally extending reed arranged and movable therein in an upright plane and including top and bottom horizontal bars and a post rigidly connecting them, and a brace extending from said structure and penetrated by and having the post slidable therein.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

GRANT SIPP. 

